Authors:	H. Chen, P. Verheyen, M. Rakowski, P. De Heyn, G. Lepage, J. De Coster, P. Absil, G. Roelkens, J. Van Campenhout
Title:	Low-voltage Ge avalanche photodetector for highly sensitive 10Gb/s Si photonic receivers
Format:	International Conference Proceedings
Publication date:	8/2014
Journal/Conference/Book:	11th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)
Volume(Issue):	p.106-107
Location:	Paris, France
DOI:	10.1109/group4.2014.6961949
Citations:	6 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 21/12/2025) 4 (OpenCitations - last update: 27/6/2025) Look up on Google Scholar
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Abstract

We demonstrate low-voltage germanium waveguide avalanche photodetectors (APD) with gain-bandwidth product of 88GHz. A 7.1dB sensitivity improvement is demonstrated for an APD wire-bonded to a 10Gb/s CMOS transimpedance amplifier, at -6.2V APD bias.